A few days later, he recognizes me outside the hotel but I am noticeably slow to recognize back and he mentions "we chatted on the lift". I fake remembering while desperately searching my memory for the event of riding the chairlift with this English guy.
An hour later I remember that in the UK, "lift" == "elevator". Me, being North American and having spent plenty of time in ski towns, always associates "lift" with "chairlift".
(or is there a region in the US where this is common? Everyone I know would say “on vacation,” but the US is very regional.)
Save for one singular design which, it would seem, distinguishes itself with such remarkable uniqueness as to warrant the bestowal of its very own appellation: «budgie smugglers» (AusE).
As a kid I found the Irish usage of “press” for cupboard and “runners” for trainers/sneakers confusing as hell.
when i was a lad, my mother always said "swimming togs"
Maybe "swim suit"? "Suite" is something else, no?
Personally I hate swimming wearing clothes, feels so unnatural, and then you're dripping wet when you get out